[livius]

Stashing stuff in the bushes along a "demonstration" route is standard practice for the Black Bloc folks and others influenced by them. When they had their little frolics last fall in Denver, the police got word of it and went along and removed bags and bags of items - nail studded sticks, molotov cocktails, slingshots, etc. - from bushes, trash cans and other places in the downtown area. The creeps had stashed them over the course of several days in preparation for their fun. Boy, were they surprised when they got the signal from their leaders, ran to get the stuff out of the bushes, and found - nothing!

That said, I think you're right. This goes way beyond peaceful protest, and I don't know why these people are not getting the charges and the punishment they deserve.

[supercat]

Boy, were they surprised when they got the signal from their leaders, ran to get the stuff out of the bushes, and found - nothing!

Too bad the police didn't swap the molotov cocktails for "bottles" made from cellulose nitrate. That would have really given the jerks a surprise...